Yells for 'Daddy' by school yield surprising find

Published 12:13 am, Sunday, June 15, 2014

FAIRFIELD -- Police say a woman became concerned when she heard someone calling "Daddy" repeatedly near a school. But when she began looking for a child, she instead found a large green parrot up in a tree.

Fairfield police Lt. James Perez says the fire department used a long pole to remove the bird from the tree at Holland Hill School on Thursday. The parrot then flew onto a bamboo stand. Firefighters chased it out and an animal control officer caught it in a net and brought it to a shelter.

Perez says the bird was saying, "Daddy," `'hello," `'what!" and other words. The bird was found about one mile from its home. It was later reunited with its owner, who had reported it missing.